Virginia Senate Committee Passes Bill to Limit ALPR Use, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program
Virginia Senate Committee Passes Bill to Limit ALPR Use, Help Block National License Plate Tracking Program RICHMOND, Va. (Jan. 29, 2021) – On Wednesday, a Virginia Senate committee passed a bill that would limit law enforcement use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) in the state. The proposed law would also place significant roadblocks in the way of a federal program using states to help track the location of millions of everyday people through pictures of their license plates. Sen. John Petersen (D-Fairfax) introduced Senate Bill 1198 (SB1198) on Jan. 11. The legislation would p...